Hip-covering for roofs.



E. P. GUPTILL.

HIP covzame ron Roars;

APPLICATION FILED IAN. I8, 1913- 1,2625783. v I Patentmi Apr. 116, 1 918. 5

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Specification of Letters Patent. Pattgntgd Aprnifi, rare.

To 64% whom it may concern: 7 V

Be it knownthat 1, linear; P. GUPTILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nhitinsville, in the county of Vorcester, State of liassachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hip- (foverings for Roofs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to building materials but more particularly to hipcovers for roofs.

The device is adapted for use with any form of roofing but will here be treated only as preferably applied to a slate or shingle roof. The object of the same is to provide a cover which will not only absolutely prevent leakage at the hip of the roof but will be attractive in appearance, inexpensive and can be readily put on.

One feature of the invention is the interlocking of segments which absolutely prevents any warping apart of the same. Many other features will be fully set forth hereinafter and included in the claim.

One embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hip of a shingle roof showing the invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2, bottom view of a shingle segment of the hip cover.

Fig. 8, same as Fi 2, but with two segments interlocked.

Fig. 4, sectional view of a roof with the hip cover thereon, the section being taken through the hip cover along the line l4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5, section of roof showing side elevation of hip cover thereon.

Fig. 6, section on line 66 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7, detail View, as will be described fully hereinafter. I

Referring to the drawings, the invention is there shown adapted to an ordinary shingle roof in which shingles 10 are secured upon the house frame 11. The detail form of the invention is best shown by the single section 12 in Fig. 2 comprising an upper portion 13 and a lower portion 14. The portion 14: has each side edge 15 turned downward and then inward forming faces 16 to resemble the edges of a shingle, and inwardly turned flanges 17 which are adapted to interlock with the side edges 18 of the upper portion of the next sectioni Two sections interlocking in thislma'nner are shown n Flg. 8 of thedrawingsw The sections are secured upon the hip in :the following manner, beginningat the botthe first section with the end edge 19 of the I interlocking flanges 17 under the corners 20 corresponding to the corners 20 of the upper portion 13 formed by slittingthe section on each side preferably at the junction of the two portions. Now slide the section upwardly along the plate l3 until this plate is beneath the lower portion of thesaine in substantially the position shown for the part 13 corresponding thereto in Fig. 3 and the edge 19 preferably in contact with the base 21 of the second row of shingles. Then nail down the upper portion of this section by putting nails 22 or other fasteners through the holes 23.

The second section is fitted over the first section by sliding the edge 19 through the slit 24c and then moving the former relative to the portion 13 of the latter as first section was moved relative to the plate 18 in the first operation. Each section, thereafter" would be added in the same manner as the second section until the top ofthe hip was reached.

The base edge 25 of the section 12 is preferably turned downwardly as best shown in Fig. a to give the cover the appearance of being made of shingles. The downward turn of the side edges of the section to form the faces 16 and of the corresponding base edge- 25 would beomitted if the cover was to be used with a flat. roofing and the side edges would be merely turned under to form the inwardly projecting flanges to interlock with the flat portion of the next section as described.

In this construction the nail holes in one section are covered by the overlapping por tion of the next higher section so that there is no opportunity for leakage.

The applicant is aware that a considerable number'of changes in the construction and arrangement of parts could readily be made by anyone skilled in the art without departing from the scope of his invention, and he does not care to be limited to the particular embodiment shown in the drawings and described in the specification.

, What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis A hip covering for roofs comprising a series of sections each composed of a plate having each of its side edges slitted transversely'intermediate its ends with the side edge portions below the slits turned to form a locking flange and the side edge portions above the slit not so turned, the latter portions being nailed at points spaced fromthe edges thereof a sufficientdistance to permit the locking flange of the neXt upper section to interlock with said portions.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

EDGAR P. GUPTILL.

Witnesses:

HARTLEY W. BARTLETT, HANNAH M. KENNEDY.

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' 4 Washington, D. C? 

